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Death car plunged off the open Burlington bridge last night into 26 feet of water in the canal
Death car plunged off the open Burlington bridge last night into 26 feet of water in the canal

Death car plunged off the open Burlington bridge last night into 26 feet of water in the canal

Date5/12/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: The driver escaped but Clifford Wilson, 18, of Winona, drowned. Here a freighter passes through the canal. At right is seen part of the raised bridge.
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipBurlington
    GeographyRegion or DistrictHalton Region
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Black-and-white photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTS-2-124-GO-279
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      Photographic Survey Corporation Limited
      10/23/1958
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      Cole, Eric
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      1952-08
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      1948-05
      Burlington Canal Lift Bridge. Burlington, Ontario
      Burlington Canal Lift Bridge. Burlington, Ontario
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      1948-05
      Burlington Canal Lift Bridge. Burlington, Ontario
      Burlington Canal Lift Bridge. Burlington, Ontario
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      1948-08
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      Boyd, John
      n.d.
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/9/1946
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      Spremo, Boris
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      Spremo, Boris
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      Norris, Dave
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